Carsberg hit by beer clampdown in Russia
Beer giant Carlsberg has warned that the Russian beer market, the company’s biggest outlet, will shrink at least 5 percent this year, which will affect overall growth. Sales in Russian, the source of…
MoreNorwegian Air outstrips SAS
Norwegian Air is now bigger than SAS, which has dominated the airways in Scandinavia for more than 60 years. SAS reported 1.9m passengers in January, and 29.54m over the past 12 months, slightly…
MoreDenmark’s visa rules in line with Trump’s ban
Foreign Minister Ander Samuelsen has criticised Donald Trump’s move to ban travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations, yet a comparison with Denmark’s visa requirements reveals marked similarities. A ‘fact-check’ by DR’s investigative news programme , ‘Detector’, showed how…
MoreIranian ambassadors refused to shake hands with House Speaker
Two successive Iranian ambassadors have declined to shake hands with Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard at the annual New Year reception at Christiansborg (Danish parliament) for the diplomatic corps. Ahead of last…
MoreDPP: Ombudsman ‘politically motivated’
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has accused parliament’s ombudsman of ‘siding with the left-wing’ on immigration policy after he ruled Integration Minister Inger Støjberg acted unlawfully by ordering child brides to be separated from…
MoreYouths charged with torching Afghan boy
Four youths were remanded in custody by Horsens District Court, Tuesday, for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a 16-year-old Afghan male, who received serious burns and was last night in critical condition. According…
MoreEX-Novo boss leads bid to bring EMA to Denmark
One of Denmark’s top business leaders has been appointed as a special envoy by the government to lead Denmark’s bid to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA), currently based in London but likely…
MoreDanske Bank declines new payment technology
Danish card payment services company, NETS, has been dealt a blow by Danske Bank’s refusal to cooperate on a new mobile Dankort. NETS will present a new app this spring that will allow…
MoreInterest-free mortgages boost housing market but increase inequality
Denmark’s two biggest mortgage lenders are offering below-zero rates that, effectively, provide borrowers with interest-free loans. Realkredit, has dropped its mortgage rate to minus-0.07 per cent, while Nykredit’s mortgage rate has dropped to…
MoreCopenhagen hosts Africa Energy Forum
The Bella Centre in Copenhagen will play host to the 19th Annual Africa Energy Forum (AEF) between 7th and 9th of June. Simon Gosling, Managing Director of EnergyNet which is organising the event,…
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